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Nike Free 3.0 V5

Name: Nike Free 3.0 V5
Brand: Nike
Rating: 4.1 (7 reviews)

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 7.2 oz · 4mm drop · 21/17mm stack

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock.

How it ranks

The Nike Free 3.0 V5 rates in the 63rd percentile overall among daily trainers. It rates highest on looks.

Based on 7 runner reviews.

Good

79/100

Overall

Good 79

Appearance

Appearance rating

We estimate how this shoe ranks by combining runner ratings, whether reviewers say they'd buy a shoe again, and direct comparisons to other shoes they've run in. We also consider related product-line performance and trusted external ratings. More review data helps narrow the likely rating range.

Better Shoes Rating

Excellent (92/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 89% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.

Excellent 92

Cushioning

Cushioning rating

Better Shoes Rating

Good (78/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 58% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.

Good 78

Value

Value rating

Better Shoes Rating

Average (66/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 24% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.

Average 66

Comfort

Comfort rating

Better Shoes Rating

Average (64/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 20% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.

Average 64

Durability

Durability rating

Better Shoes Rating

Below average (58/100)

Compared To Other Shoes

Scores better than 8% of shoes

Compared with all shoes

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Below average 58

What runners say

“Low heel drop significantly improved shin splints”

bluemt95 4/5 Full review

“Cushioning with comfort and little support — fits perfectly”

runhaags 4/5 Full review

“Lasted way longer than expected”

runhaags 4/5 Full review

“Light, flexible, and a great deal”

4/5 Full review

“Shoes start to smell bad pretty fast”

4/5 Full review

“Insoles wear out pretty easily”

4/5 Full review

“The greatest running shoe ever made”

Northern Star 5/5 Full review

Prefer this shoe over another

50% 9/18

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Pros & Cons

Pros

Popular shoe among LetsRun.com readers.
Rated above average on cushioning.

Cons

Several of reviewers reported getting injured in this shoe.
Reviewers rate this shoe worse than the previous version of this shoe.
Rated among the bottom 10% of shoes overall.
Rated below average on comfort.
Rated below average on durability.

Reader Ratings

7 reader ratings

5/5

4/5

3/5

2/5

1/5

Runner reviews

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Reader review

runhaags · Apr 8, 2015

4/5

Overall

The Free 3.0 has been a great shoe for me. I look for cushioning with comfort and with little support, and the Free 3.0 fits this perfectly. They appear to have switched the 3.0 to flyknit only, and I recently obtained a pair of the Free 3.0 Flyknit as my old ones had almost 1000 miles on them. The flyknit version works for me, but I prefer the old version. My most recent pair of Free 3.0s lasted way longer than I had expected.

Comfort: 5/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 5/5

Reader review

bluemt95 · Apr 6, 2015

4/5

Overall

Love the low heel drop...significantly improved my tendency to get shin splints each spring when adding mileage. Haven't gotten them since starting to wear these shoes.

Comfort: 5/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 5/5

Reader review

Oaklandia · Mar 23, 2015

4/5

Overall

got injured, was less and less happy with each new version

Comfort: 3/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 5/5
Value: 4/5

Reader review

Anonymous runner · Sep 9, 2014

4/5

Overall

With 60-80 miles/week and no shoe rotating, these shoes start to smell bad pretty fast. The insoles also seem to wear out pretty easily. But they're light, flexible, and for 56.95, have been a great deal.

Comfort: 4/5
Durability: 3/5
Appearance: 4/5
Value: 4/5